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4 results for ANCIENTS from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Thu May 18, 2023	61A	Anagram, for instance	Kiran Pandey	Shortz
Fri Sep 23, 2016	12D	Aeschylus, Sophocles and Aristophanes	Andrew Zhou	Shortz
Fri Aug 1, 2008	15D	Plato and Aristotle, e.g.	Patrick Berry	Shortz
Sat May 4, 1996	52A	Medes and Minoans	B. Klahn	Shortz

1 result for ANCIENTS from Variety puzzles:

Date	Type	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Dec 26, 2021	Panda	37D	Socrates and Plato, for instance	Michael Lieberman	Shortz

7 results for ANCIENTS from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Wed Oct 13, 1993	20A	People of classical times	Joel Davajan	Taub
Fri Oct 31, 1980	4D	Plutarch, Plato, Pliny et al.	C. J. Angio	Maleska
Sat Sep 21, 1963	20A	Babylonians, for example.	Arthur Schulman	Farrar
Wed Aug 1, 1962	28A	Early Greeks and Romans.	Unknown	Farrar
Sat Nov 5, 1960	27A	People of Graeco-Roman times (with "the").	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Jul 17, 1955	57D	Gaffers.	Jack Luzzatto	Farrar
Sun Jul 7, 1946	89D	Classics.	Charles Cross	Farrar

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